How many doughnuts is too many doughnuts? In Robert McCloskey’s Homer Price, a doughnut machine malfunctions, resulting in a hilariously enormous surplus of doughnuts. In this episode, I share this lighthearted tale and explore how its chaos mirrors the real-life mistakes we make when we stop thinking, stop praying, and simply let circumstances take over.

Transcript/pictures: exemplapodcast.com/2025/03/08/way-too-many-doughnuts/

Podcast artwork illustration by Robert McCloskey